"The following list includes many of the illusions that I've worked on over the years, for professional magicians as well as various stage shows. Of course, some particular illusions have been built dozens of times, and others have only been produced once or twice. This list is, by no means, a complete compilation. For example, I've omitted many smaller effects, similar designs or many redesigned historical illusions, special effects for industrial applications or conventions, as well as some illusions presented in my books. Still, this list was a chance to record a number of my favorites. Some of them are very well known in the world of magicians; others may have been neglected and (in my own opinion) deserved a little more attention in front of audiences! "

"Note that a number of effects are licensed exclusively, in conjunction with performers or builders. Other effects, as noted, have been published in books. Please inquire about effects, as in many cases intellectual property, patents, designs, or contracts apply.

"We are always working on new effects, developed for performers who may be looking for a novelty or a new feature. Please inquire about specific situations.

"The following list was a chance for me to revisit some old friends and be reminded of some wonderful challenges."

2. "Amour," The Man in the Wall
For the Broadway musical, a special illusion in which the hero is trapped within a solid brick wall.

3. Artist's Daydream
A practical production of an assistant from a small picture frame. (Device and Illusion.)

4. Artist's Dream (Modern Version)
Performed by The Pendragons; a modern version of Devant's classic plot featuring a novel production of the lady in the portrait.

5. Audience Acupuncture
A bed of spikes penetrates a spectator from the audience.

6. Audience Dis-Member
An especially visual variation of the Sawing-in-Half using a spectator from the audience.

7. Backstage Screens
As developed for Kevin and Cindy Spencer, a demonstration of how a person is producded, using two simple screens.

8. Backstage with a Cane Cabinet
Featured by Doug Henning and Lance Burton.

9. Backstage with a Tiger Cage
Featured by Siegfried and Roy, this backstage routine seems to focus on the production of a person, and surprises with a tiger.

10. "Beauty and the Beast" The Transformation
A classic effect from the original Broadway show, the Beast levitates and transforms at the climax of the show.

11. "Beauty and the Beast" Chip Illusions
The character of Chip, a seeming disembodied head, appears through the show using several illusionary principles.

12. Biting Yourself on the Forehead
A new self-levitation, in which the magician appears to lift himself in the air within a wooden crate.

13. Bits and Pieces
A fast effect in which the assistant is divided into five pieces and instantly restored again.

14. Blueprint Vanish
The disappearance of an assistant as the "blueprint" illusion is constructed for the audience.

15. The Bo-Staff Illusion
Developed for Roy Shank and used in his act, then featured by other magicians, the illusion features a tiny, compressing box and a transformation.

16. Bullet Catch (Modern Version)
Developed for a European television show, this version of the famous effect involves a gun fired through a sheet of plastic and a performer surrounded by panels of safety glass.

17. Buried Alive
A modern, outdoor recreation of this famous escape. Featured by Lance Burton.

18. Burned Shoe
Performed by Jay Owenhouse and Lance Burton; a boy from the audience is inconvenienced during a "burned handkerchief" routine.

19. Chainsaw Decapitation
One of The Secret Cabaret's eerie illusion effects. Performed by Simon Drake.

20. The Challenge Guilliotine
A frightening, tiny guillotine that accommodates the performer's wrist; he attempts to escape before the blade falls.

21. Criss-Cross
A person seemingly trapped within the narrow tubes that make up a three-dimensional crossword puzzle. (Conjuring Anthology)

22. Cube-ism
A cabaret effect in which a flat painting which is folded into a cube; an assistant seems to disappear into the cube, then into the two-dimensional painting. (Technique and Understanding)

23. Cutout to Life
Created for industrial shows; the visual transformation of a two-dimensional cut-out to an executive.

77. Pole Levitation
A popular effect performed by Henning, Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy, The Pendragons, Kalin and Jinger and many others; a practical levitation as the performer is seated between two poles.

78. Portrait to Life
A painted 2-dimensional portrait which seems to slide off the canvas and become the performer.

79. Quantum Mechanics
A modern version of the Disembodied Princess, using the Optical Slot principle. (Technique and Understanding)

80. Real Image Ghosts
A Pepper's Ghost variation for use in display illusions and featured at Wizardz, Walt Disney World and Malone's Magic Bar.

81. Ring Box Kevin Spencer's miniature illusions, using a spectator from the audience and three metal rings.

82. "Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Zing, Zang, Zoom," Asia, the Vanishing Elephant
A special illusion designed to take place in the center of the circus arena.

83. "Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey," The Clown Cutting
This oversized, comical cutting in half effect was featured in the 2009 circus.

84. "Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey," The Parent Levitation
An audience participation effect in which three kids from the audience are turned into wizards, levitating their own parents.

85. "Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey," Through a Steel Plate
The penetration of a lady through a solid, examined steel plate.

86. Sawing a Horse in Half
A comedy routine presented by Lance Burton which finishes with the production of a real horse.

87. Sawing a Kid in Half
A unique, "chopper" version of the popular sawing illusion, in which a kid from the audience plays the victim.

88. Secret Cabaret Sawing
A frightening illusion from Britain's famous series The Secret Cabaret.

89. Seeing-Through Surrounded
The last illusion produced for Doug Henning, consisting of a surrounded Disembodied effect.

90. Shadow Theatre
A theatrical disappearance of a person. The assistant's shadow is folded into a small, flat bundle of paper. (Modern Art)

91. Showcase
Jim's suitcase and table combination is a novelty in itself; the transformation becomes a feature to open and close the act.

92. Sliding Spikes
A cabaret effect, in which the assistant disappears within an angled rack of spikes.

93. Small Packages
A new interpretation of the Expanding Die effect; the small die enlarges in several steps, then an assistant is revealed inside. (Device and Illusion.)

94. The Spirit Cabinet (New version)
As performed by Kalin and Jinger, a modern version of a classic Victorian illusion, in which spirits materialize around the medium.

95. Squozd
As performed by Rick Thomas, a unique, fan-shaped illusion in which a person is compressed to two dimensions.

96. Three-Space Mystery
A penetration illusion using three wooden tubes, which penetrate each other in three different dimensions. (Conjuring Anthology)

97. Through a Jail Window
A unique penetration effect in which the magician steps through the bars of a jail window, as performed by Jason Bishop.

98. Through a One-Inch Hole
An assistant pulled through a one-inch hole in the side of a plywood trunk. (Device and Illusion)

99. Time and Space
Performed by The Pendragons and, in variations, by Lance Burton and Siegfried and Roy; the production and disappearance of performers from a tiny rotating cabinet.

100. Tocata for Light Bulb and Paper Bag
A transposition using several simple objects; in several amazing sequences, a light bulb visibly disappears or is transformed. (Technique and Understanding)

101. The Torch Box
Flaming torches or neon spikes; a modern version of the old sword box effect.

102. Translucent Shadows
A shadowy variation of the Things That Go Bump routine, using an upright, fabric-covered cabinet.

103. Triple Escape
An amazing new escape from three nested boxes, and an instantaneous exchange of one performer for another.

104. Trouble
A tiny, cube-like box, just large enough to contain a person, that can be sliced into five separate pieces. (Technique and Understanding)

105. Two Places at the Same Time
A shadow routine using two tiny cabinets; the magician reaches across the stage and proves to be two places at once.

106. Vanishing Horse
Performed on European television, the disappearance of a horse from a small "break-apart" barn.

107. Vanishing a Herd of Elephants
Originally performed by Lance Burton on his first NBC television special.

108. Vanishing the Statue of Liberty
The famous effect, which made headlines in the television performance of David Copperfield.

109. Walking through a Brick Wall
A variation on Houdini's classic effect, using a stack of cinder blocks, as performed by the Spencers.

110. Walking through a Fan
A large, dynamic effect in which the magician steps through a 7-foot fan as the blades are spinning.

111. Walking through a Mirror
Originated for Doug Henning's television special; the performer walks through an examined glass mirror.

112. Window of a Haunted House (New version)
As performed by Kalin and Jinger, an isolated window that tells the story of a tragic hous.

113. Windshear
The popular illusion in which the magician appears to climb through the blades of a rotating fan.